Security Advisers, LLC is Certified as PCI Security Standards Council Approved Scanning Vendor

Security Advisers proves their ability to detect, identify and report vulnerabilities.

Frederick, MD (PRWEB) July 11, 2007 -- Security Advisers, a leading information assurance engineering company, announced today that it has successfully completed the PCI Security Standards Council Approved Scanning Vendors testing process and is validated as compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

The PCI Data Security Standard, endorsed by American Express, Discover Financial, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International, requires merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit customer payment card data to adopt information security controls and processes to ensure data integrity. Participating payment brands require PCI DSS compliance reports by a certified third-party assessor for merchants and service providers that process credit card transactions to achieve compliance. More information on the council and the standard can be found at www.pcisecuritystandards.org.

As an Approved Scanning Vendor, Security Advisers is certified to help merchants manage data security risks and evaluate the security of their systems that store payment account data and assist them in achieving compliance with the PCI DSS.

Security Advisers has achieved approved status by subjecting their SA (PCI) Compliance Scanning® solution to rigorous testing on the council's infrastructure. In an era of increasingly sophisticated attacks on systems, the PCI DSS certification reassures merchants that they are being assessed accurately and fairly against the most current payment industry requirements.

"The PCI Security Standards Council is committed to helping everyone involved in the payment chain protect consumer payment data. By participating in the ASV certification process, Security Advisers demonstrates they are playing an active part in this important end goal," said Seana Pitt, chairperson, PCI Security Standards Council.

"Security Advisers is pleased to earn this distinction and be recognized by the PCI Security Standards Council as an Approved Scanning Vendor," said Darrin Maggy, Security Advisers Director of Business Operations and Corporate Development. "The ASV certification permits us to provide our customers with a proactive approach to managing security in compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard; it is another key capability and an important addition to our compliance practice portfolio."

About PCI Security Standards Council

The mission of the PCI Security Standards Council is to enhance payment account security by fostering broad adoption of PCI security standards. For more information, please visit www.pcisecuritystandards.org.

About Security Advisers

Security Advisers is a leading information assurance engineering company, dedicated to delivering critical data confidentiality, integrity, and availability to its government and commercial clients. Headquartered in Maryland, Security Advisers is a complete security services provider that maintains a vendor-neutral approach to sustain objectivity and enhanced service levels to its clients.
For more information, please visit www.security-advisers.com

Media contacts

Security Advisers, LLC               
Darrin Maggy                  
202-360-4786

Text 100 for PCI SSC
Matthew Mors
206-267-2004

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